Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-21

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OBrien and Kilbride left for Kingston a,
35 this afternoon. A large crowd assem.
bied at he Russell house TO see them de.
part The agitators experienced no unpless.
antness of any kind since their arrival in this
city.
James Connolly. the Roston pugilist Who
attempted last hight TO assault Young man
who proposed three cheers for Lan.dowpe.
~as this morning fined $50 and costs or three
weeks imprisonment
KINGSTON, May 20
large crowd had assembled at the rail.
road station when the train bearing the Irish
agitators arrived. Not a discerning voice
was heard in the tremendous cheering that
greeted o Brien as he appeared and catered
the carriage. He was accompanied by a den
utation OF prominent citizens who met him at
Sharoot lake, fifty miles from here
Among the first to shake O'Brien's hand
was NJ. ID. Morris Of Ottawa. protestant, and
and Cameron OF Deseron,o, Orangemau.
Battery of the Dominion regular srtil-
lery corps, was held in readiness, fully armed
and equipped, and the Fourteenth princes
OF Wales own rifes) was mas.ed st the drill
shed on Union street under the command of
Major Henry .ith besides large force of
special constables sworn in to aid the ordi-
nary police force.
On arrival at the skating rink. where the
meeting was held, crowds of people, all
OBrlen sympathizers were found gathered
around the building and along the sldew ak.
Policemen armed with revolvers stole noise-
Iessly up and down under the shady trees
which line the street, and forbade apybody to
block the entrance to the hall.
The audience assembled numbered 1900,
among whom were many women. When
U brien stepped upon the platform pretty
t,ftl 4 u.sl.
: address in behalf of the Catholic chiidren of
the city.
l O'Briea, in opening his remarks. won at
once the Ulster Protestants who were listen
} ing and who form u large section of the pop
uiation, when he asserted that the Orange
farmers in North Ireland were much OPP
pressed as the Catholic farmers a ID that
' Lansdowne was championing the cause OF
4 those despoiic landlords who were cAusin
$ this oppression.
. My mssiou," he exclaimed, SIS not to
3. stir up strife but to blend the orange and
G green.
h THIS sentiment at once won over the hardy
e and independent descendants of Ulster farm
ers, and they cheered now as heartily as any
body else, and again when he said, "We will
80 humiliate Lord Lansdowne in exposing his
murderous policy in ireland. As to make Or
angeiDen as well as Nati9nalists at last be
: lieve there is only one lorj-He who rules
above the cedars and stars"
Continuing, Mr.. O'Brien said: 81 believe
that the few Misunderstanding which have
t arisen between Prot. slant and Catholic Irish
: men of Canada will soon pass away. Thank
/, God they are rapidly passing away, and
$ could not help thinking, when heard today
$ thit Kingston was known the Derry OF
. Canada, that perhaps the name was a name
e of good omen (applause) for in the words OF
o the old song today, Derry is our own boys,
n (riDgng cheers) and the member for DER,
y is Justin Mccarthy, one Of the noblest Irish
l. Natiopali.ts living. Renewed applause.
believe the dsv is RAPIDLY cJmlng round when
e these old prejudices Will pass away in spite
= of all efforts of landlordism 20 keep these
J. snoulderng embers in flame. l am con
II vinced that the time is coming fast when the
q Protestant tenant farmers Will admit with
l. grateful hearts that all the security and hap
piness they enjoy is due to the struggle OF
the Nationalist League in Ireland (applause)
and to the fight when wagiBg here
TODAY, not in behalf of the Catholcs. but in
behalf of the whole Irish people TO enable
J. them TO live on the land that gave til III birth
II Loud applause.
Referring to negotiations between Lord
e Lansdowne and the tenants, Mr.. o Brleu
u said Lord Lansdowne has only to go bao k
> to the compromise offered the Luggacanan
y tenants by his own agents, Townsend and
II French, and We will pe satisfied. Wewere
d only too aBxi US to accept them when they
IS were offered first. Tie has only today, At the
eleventh hour to sav the word and carry ou
n the agreement which his own agents made
y and tomorrow forenoon we leave for Ireland
without harsh thought towards Lansdownt
in our hearts" Applause.
The unexpected and ominous calm wa
now for the first time broken. Ii was ),
>. o'clock when Dennis Kilbrde began hi
.t statement Then the first noise was hear(
n outside the building where several hundred
,r men and hoys had collected crying "GnC
,s save the Ql4en," and groaning for O'Brisn
!, Every cheer which went up inside the bal
r. was answered by loud roar ami argrv res
ponses from without. The crowd out ii,
had now swollen to immense proportions
At length the meeting was brought t. close
by few remarks from Chairman J J. Be
han who told the audience to go home peace
>t ably O'Brlens friends hurried him to th'
ID front and he stepped on the wooden sidewals
, wearing his usual tail hat. The moment TIN
ST Orsngemen on the opposite side of the stree
n saw him they made savage yells of vengeance
and with cries of ''there he Is, rushed across
s. the street. Broken stones and cobble stone
began fl,ing like hail, women screamed anC
general confusion reigned.
"Ah! they're at it again. said O'Brien
in a tone of mourniul regret more than anger
h Yes, yes" roared the mob: There he Il
l. bring him out here on the street and Kill him
d choke him: tear him asunder;' and they al
ID most burst through O'Bren's body guard
e consisting of American special correspond
ID ents and local officers of the Naiona
League man changed hats with O'Bri n
az that worn BY the latter had furnished I
target for the mob, aud as the party doubled
into Wellington street, another shower OF
bricks and broken stones came crashing
| through the crowd. OBrien and friend
Ii bent their heads but received the missiles on
N the BODY. OBrien took refuge in the HOUSE
,e of John Newran, a Protestant Of Med~s,
2, street. and the door was shut and barred
N hi. friends rushed around to the rear OF thu
house. but we're intercepted BY the mob ane
=. forced TO flee for their lives
# The mob next rushed to the Burnett House
e. thinking o. Brien was there. shouting, "Tt
hell with home rule kill him." etc. Although
OBrien was not there, they fired volleys 0
srones at the windows and then groaned AMI
yelled to their hearts content. The oftice o.
. the Canadian Freeman, an sh-Catnolic or
"a oan on Brock street, was wrecked.
# Two hours had elapsed since the nrsf a
i tack and nobody knew where OBrien was